Leadership
University Leadership
The Wright State University Board of Trustees exercises general oversight of the university and bears ultimate responsibility for its organization, finances, and governance. The board approves strategic plans, budgets, personnel decisions, and policies. The board appoints the president, to whom it delegates operating responsibilities for the university, and provides ongoing counsel to them.
The president—in collaboration with trustees and members of the university community—sets the university’s strategic direction, serves as its ambassador, and appoints its senior leadership. This includes the provost, the chief academic officer who oversees the educational mission of the university.
Executive Officers and Administration
- Bill Bigham, M.P.A., Vice President for Advancement (interim) and Director of Planned Giving
- Matthew C. Chaney, Ed.D., Vice President for Inclusive Excellence
- Oliver Evans, Ph.D., Provost (interim)
- Bob Grant, M.B.A., Director of Athletics
- Madhavi Kadakia, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Research (interim)
- Jen McCamis, M.B.A., Chief Recruitment and Admissions Officer (interim)
- Shari Mickey-Boggs, M.B.A., Associate Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
- Barry Milligan, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
- Gregory Sample, M.P.A., Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
- Lafleur Small, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
- Michael Stankas, Chief Information Officer
- Chris Taylor, Ph.D., Dean of Students
- Tim Littell, M.Ed., Associate Vice Provost for Student Success
- Karen Wilhoit, University Librarian (interim)
Deans
- Linda Caron, Ph.D., Liberal Arts
- Kathrin Engisch, Ph.D., Science and Mathematics (interim)
- Dan Krane, Ph.D., Lake Campus (interim)
- Barry Milligan, Ph.D., Graduate School
- Brian D. Rigling, Ph.D., Engineering and Computer Science
- Thomas L. Traynor, Ph.D., Raj Soin College of Business
- Valerie Weber, M.D., Boonshoft School of Medicine
- TBA, Health, Education, and Human Services
Elected Representatives
- Brian Boyd, Ph.D., President of the Faculty
- Jonathan Ciero, President of Student Government
- Amanda Coffman, Chair of Lake Campus Staff Advisory Council
- Michael Griest, M.Ed., Chair of Staff Senate
- Frank Wolz, III, Chair-Elect of Staff Senate
